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St. John's City Council Votes Down Motion to Review City Plan |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:27 |
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This just in, via Trust director Dave Lane: Hi everybody,
Council voted down a motion on Monday to end a 2-year delay on reviewing our city plan. This is a problem because the plan is several years old, and is apparently not strong enough to prevent huge controversies like the one we currently have over the Fortis proposal.
However, there is movement at City Hall to set priorities for the next five years in an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). This plan will be appended to the City Plan and will affect how the City allocates money and people.
The ISCP is defined as "a long-term plan, developed in consultation with community members that provides direction for the cities, towns and regions to realize sustainability objectives it has for the environmental, cultural, social and economic dimensions of its identity."
Read more at the following link, and email your thoughts and suggestions by March 5th to
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http://www.stjohns.ca/csj/NewsDetails?id=292
And if you're confused about this, you're not not alone! So pop over to our facebook group to join the discussion.
Thanks for your time,
Dave
p.s. If you're concerned about the Fortis development and the future of our Downtown and city in general, send City Council a quick email voicing your concerns. They do read them, and it gives weight to the issue so they take it more seriously!
Council's contact info can be found here: http://bit.ly/awLHvh
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